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Metaxourgeio

Field	Value
name	Metaxourgeio
native_name	Μεταξουργείο
native_name_lang	el
settlement_type	Neighborhood
image_skyline	ΠΛΑΤΕΙΑ ΚΑΡΑΪΣΚΑΚΗ.jpg
image_caption	Karaiskaki Square-Metaxourgeio
image_map	Metaxourgeio in Athens.svg
map_caption	Location within Athens municipality
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Greece
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Attica
subdivision_type2	City
subdivision_name2	Athens
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	104 35, 104 36, 104 37
area_code	21
website	www.cityofathens.gr

Metaxourgeio or Metaxourgio ( ), meaning "silk mill", is a neighbourhood of Athens, Greece. The neighbourhood is located north of the historical centre of Athens, between Kolonos to the west and Plateia Vathi to the east, and north of Kerameikos. Metaxourgeio is frequently described as a transition neighbourhood. After a long period of abandonment in the late 20th century, the area is acquiring a reputation as an artistic and fashionable neighbourhood due to the opening of many art galleries, museums, and trendy restaurants and cafes.Chrysostomos Makrakis, "Karachalios, The Area of Metaxourgio in Transition; Dynamics and Actors’ Tactics," 42nd ISoCaRP Congress 2006 The centre of the neighborhood is Avdi Square, where theatres and an art gallery are located, and in which festivals and gatherings are periodically hold.

History

Metaxourgeio is built on the Dimosio Sima, the ancient cemetery of eminent Athenians. For centuries, the area was largely rural and stood on the outskirts of the city. The construction of the Metaxourgeio factory in the early 19th century paved the way for the neighbourhood's inclusion in the larger urban area. During the course of Athens' dramatic growth in the late 19th century, Metaxourgeio became a thriving working-class neighbourhood, housing many craftsmen, tradesmen, and small-business owners. The population of the neighbourhood continued to grow during the course of the early twentieth century, maintaining its working-class profile, until a period of abandonment beginning in the 1970s. Metaxourgeio's abrupt population decrease during this period reflects the larger situation in Athens, when many inhabitants moved to cities within the region but outside of the capital. A lack of building renewal and restrictive traffic regulations exacerbated this trend in Metaxourgeio. Continuing into the 1980s, the area's image of abandonment combined with a decrease in employment opportunities further discouraged new inhabitants.

By 2001, the population of the neighbourhood had stabilised, largely due to an influx of immigrants as well as upper middle-class residents who found the area's low rents and proximity to high-profile meeting places attractive. In the period leading up to the 2004 Olympic games, renovation projects and infrastructure rebuilding throughout Athens extended to Metaxourgeio as well, which further attracted new higher-income residents.Chrysostomos Makrakis, "Karachalios, The Area of Metaxourgio in Transition; Dynamics and Actors’ Tactics," 42nd ISoCaRP Congress 2006

Since January 2000, the district has been connected with the Athens metropolitan line 2.

People

Alekos Fassianos (1935–2022), Greek painter
Vicky Moscholiou, Greek musical artist
Giorgos Zampetas, Greek musician
Tassos Livaditis (1922–1988), Greek poet and writer
Marika Kotopouli (1887–1954), Greek actress
Zeta Makripoulia (born in 1978), Greek model, actress and television presenter

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20030507150005/http://www.mdaf.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/MDAF/Alecos_Fassianos.htm

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